By Emily Williams Homewood's M.H. Smith has always had a passion for writing and for teaching children, but she never foresaw writing and performing a series of children's stories or publishing her own children's book. In retirement, she has done just that. Smith’s “Too Many Elephants,” was published this year. The educational story has been performed for preschoolers for … [Read more...]
Light a Balloon for a Loved One: Grief Support Agency Hosts Memory Lights Walk
By Sarah Kuper On Saturday, June 18, the skies over Homewood Central Park will be filled with hundreds of illuminated white balloons memorializing lost loved ones in the Over the Mountain community. The third annual Memory Lights: A Walk to Remember will be hosted by Community Grief Support Service. Community Grief Support is a local service that offers counseling and … [Read more...]
Keeping It Real (and Rosemary): Jennifer Mims’ Mom and Children Inspired Her New Homewood Restaurant
By Donna CorneliusYou couldn’t describe Jennifer Mims’ daughter as a Gerber baby. That’s not because Jemma, now 4, wasn’t bright-eyed and beautiful, but because her mother shied away from store-bought food. “I made more than 90 percent of my daughter’s baby food,” Mims said. “When our second child was born, there was no time to do that. But I wanted to feel good about … [Read more...]
Patriot Gains: Homewood Trio Leads All-OTM Boys Team
By Lee Davis For years, the Homewood boys basketball team came close to winning state championships, only to fall a little short at the end. All of that changed in 2015-16, as the Patriots rolled to a 30-6 record climaxed by an exciting 54-51 win over Muscle Shoals to claim the school’s first boys Class 6A championship. There was plenty of local action in Class 7A as well. … [Read more...]
A Lesson in Triage: Samford Health Sciences Students Model Earthquake Aftermath
By Sarah Kuper Samford University's College of Health Sciences held an emergency response drill for its students April 5 at Dawson Memorial Baptist Church in Homewood. At least 300 students from many of the college's health sciences departments were tasked with helping those injured after a mock earthquake. The simulated disaster helped Samford students learn to triage … [Read more...]